Grant Swift

Introduction: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE SENDING AN INQUIRY. Thumbtack will charge professionals automatically when you send your request, and the cost can be up to $187. Refunds are extremely rare. Please take the following information into account: My rate for an informal event within 40 miles of NYC is $250/hr with a $300 minimum. Formal events (weddings and corporate) are $400+/hour. Thank you! Grant’s unique performances as a one man band have made him one of the most sought after event musicians in the Northeast United States. His repertoire of over 500 songs contains everything from Stevie Wonder to Pachelbel, Neil Young to Ed Sheeran, not to mention his original works. As a “live looping” artist, Grant fills out the sound with his characteristic playing and looping of guitar, bass, keys, and percussion. Since no backing tracks are used and everything is created live, no two performances are ever exactly the same. HuffPost called his former musical project one of "5 Must-See Indie Summer Concerts in NYC." His versatility has him performing weddings, galas, and corporate events in venues as diverse as concert halls, restaurants, and steamboats. Clients have included Dior, Audi North America, The New York Yacht Club, Time Out New York, and Hudson Yards. Biography: Swift is a New York City boy and the son of a preacher. Born in Manhattan, formed in the tri-state, and educated in the Bronx, he currently hails from Brooklyn. By deploying his eclectic training in Baroque and Classical music and drawing deftly from the palette of the R&B, Psychedelic Rock, Jazz, and Pop he played growing up, Swift crafts music that “brilliantly recreates a modern mashup sound" (Impose). While studying at Fordham University, Swift served as the Music Director of ICCA Semi-Finalists, The Fordham Ramblers (Fordham University’s original all-male acapella group.) As he earned a full double major BA in Music Composition and Philosophy, Swift’s characteristically intricate vocal arrangements led the group to their first Quarterfinal placement.